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Trade Secret definition

Trade Secret means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, process, drawing, cost data or customer list, that: (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
Trade Secret means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that:
Trade Secret means an unpatented, secret, commercially valuable plan, appliance, formula, or process, which is used for making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing articles or materials which are trade commodities.

Examples of Trade Secret in a sentence

  • Throughout the term of this Agreement and at all times after the date that this Agreement terminates for any reason, Employee shall not directly or indirectly transmit or disclose any Trade Secret of the Company to any Person, and shall not make use of any such Trade Secret, directly or indirectly, for himself or for others, without the prior written consent of the Company.

  • Except as set forth in Section 3.10(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not received any written notice from any Person that there has been an unauthorized use or disclosure of any Trade Secret or otherwise confidential or personal information.

  • When the Executive Director owns a Work, Invention or Trade Secret, he undertakes not to use it, directly or through third parties, when such use relates to the Company's activities.

  • All use, disclosure or appropriation of any Trade Secret or otherwise confidential or personal information not owned by the Company has been pursuant to the terms of a written agreement between the Company and the owner of such Trade Secrets or confidential or personal information, or is otherwise lawful.


More Definitions of Trade Secret

Trade Secret means information, including the whole or any portion or phase of any scientific or technical information, design, process, procedure, formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or improvement, or any business information or plans, financial information, or listing of names, addresses, or telephone numbers, that satisfies both of the following:
Trade Secret means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process to which all of the following apply:
Trade Secret means business or technical information, including but not limited to a formula, pattern, program, device, compilation of information, method, technique, or process that:
Trade Secret means all information, without regard to form, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical data, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans, distribution lists or a list of actual or potential customers, advertisers or suppliers which is not commonly known by or available to the public and which information: (A) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (B) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy. Without limiting the foregoing, Trade Secret means any item of Confidential Information that constitutes a “trade secret(s)” under the common law or applicable state law.
Trade Secret means information, without regard to form, including technical or nontechnical data, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans or a list of actual or potential customers or suppliers, that is not commonly known by or available to the public and which information: (A) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (B) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
Trade Secret means information, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical data, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans, or a list of actual or potential Company customers or suppliers which (i) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (ii) is the subject of the Company’s efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain secrecy; or as otherwise defined by applicable state law.